Glove Collection (page 4)

Falconry : Advancing
The falconer advances forward, encouraging the bird to fly. Date: 1930s

Falconry : Reeling In
The falconer reels the bird in on a leash. Date: 1930s

Car Interior
The interior of a car, sjowing the dashboard, glove compartment, radio, choke, gear stick, steering wheel, etc. Date: 1970s

Kissing a Ladys Hand
A gentleman kisses a ladys hand through her glove, taking care not to catch his nose on the flap of her built-in wrist watch! Date: early 1930s

Glove Wrist Watch
A fashionable young woman shows off her glove, which has a natty fitted wrist watch in it! Date: February 1933

Advert / Pall Mall Cigs
Pall Mall cigarettes - just ask for the best cigarette Date: 1916

Winter Sports, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson
A smiling lady in a colourful winter sports jumper, waving. A skier on the snow can be seen in the background

A batsman exhibitis four different shots
A combination action photograph of a batsman, in full cricket kit, plays four different shots, from the classic forward defensive shot (left) through to a cover drive (right)

Scottish medium Helen Duncan starting to emit ectoplasm
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan starting to emit " ectoplasm" with " glove" during sance in Edinburgh whilst being controlled, May 1933. HPG/1/4/2(i)"

A lady at the opera
A well-dressed, smiling young lady, wearing a hat with feathery plumes, looks out of her opera box, a glove in one hand, mask in the other

Glove as Symbol - 5
In military usage, the donning of gloves symbolised that a recruit accepted to volunteer his services

Glove as Symbol - 6
Gloves displayed in a medieval market place were a symbol of the authority of the tax- collector to impose a levy on market transactions

Glove as Symbol - 1
The glove plays a symbolic rule in the coronation of medieval German emperors, as a token of authority

Glove as Symbol - 3
White gloves were given to juries in England if the accused person was acquitted, to symbolise his innocence, and on other occasions to the judge

Glove as Symbol - 2
The glove is a symbol of accession among the Alemanni, the transfer of power from a king to his sucessor is symbolised by passing on the glove

Glove as Symbol - 4
Flinging a glove to the ground is a challenge - either to an individual, or as a declaration of war to a foreign embassy

Glover Makers 1932
Two cottage glove makers in the Cotswold village of Ashton Keynes, working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and earning a mere 28 shillings a week during the 1930s Depression

Girl with Missing Glove
Why is this little girl looking so sad ? Because she lost one of her gloves while she was out picking flowers, and she knows her Mama will not be pleased

Kluski Spirit Glove 2
Cast made from a spirit glove created at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others

Kluski Spirit Glove 3
Wax glove of a materialised hand created at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others

Roses and Wine
A female hand in a black glove holds a rose and a glass of wine

Motoring Hand Signal
A fashionable female motorist uses a hand signal to indicate her intention to turn right. Note her leather driving glove with a built-in make-up mirror!

Glove Sellers Advert
London glove merchant Charles Smith sells Lamb-Gloves and Mittins

Glover / 1647 / Broadside
A glover. These tradesman are preachers in the City of London, 1647. A satirical broadside on non- conformist preaching in London

Advert / Caleys Chocs
Caleys chocolates of Norwich - Fortune makes the heart grow fonder

Bonmarche / Shop / Gloves
Department store in Paris, France. The glove counter

Thor and Skrymir
Thor spends the night in a strange building which turns out to be the glove of the giant Skrymir

Richard II overseeing an Appeal of Treason
King Richard II overseeing an Appeal of Treason. This process was used three times during Richards reign, the first one being in November 1387, when the Duke of Gloucester

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